US anchor Savannah Guthrie offers $1 million reward for information about missing mother
American news anchor Savannah Guthrie announced a $1 million (P57 million) reward for the recovery of her missing mother, Nancy.
The NBC broadcaster, holding back tears, said in an Instagram video posted Feb. 24, Tuesday, that every day has been an "agony" since her mother went missing 24 days ago. Nevertheless, she said her family is hopeful yet realistic about her mother's condition.
"We still believe in a miracle, we still believe that she can come home. Hope against hope," she said. "We also know that she may be lost, she may already be gone, she may have already gone home to the Lord that she loves."
She went on to make a plea to anyone who can provide information about her mother.
"We need to know where she is," she said, announcing the $1 million reward.
According to Guthrie, tips can be submitted anonymously via 1-800-CALL-FBI or by finding a way to reach out to her.
"Someone out there knows something that can bring her home. Somebody knows. We are begging you to please come forward now."
Guthrie added that aside from the reward, her family would also make a donation of $500,000 (P28.8 million) to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
"Tell what you know, and help us bring our beloved mom home, so that we can either celebrate a glorious, miraculous homecoming or celebrate the beautiful, brave, courageous, and noble life that she has lived. Please be the light in the dark," she added.
In her caption, she noted that the reward money will be paid only for the recovery of their mother, "consistent with the FBI's criteria for payment of its reward in this case."
Reports said that Guthrie's 84-year-old mother, Nancy, was last seen in her home in Tucson on Jan. 31.
After asking neighborhood residents for multiple pieces of footage, the FBI released photos and footage of an armed masked man messing with Guthrie’s front door camera on the day she disappeared. The suspect was described as male, 5’9” to 5’10” in height and with an average build.
A glove was found by authorities two miles from Nancy's home, but the DNA did not have matches in a national database.
Authorities still have not concluded on the motive for the kidnapping.
